In Modi govt's new austerity drive, no front-end cabins, 5-star lunches for bureaucrats

October 31, 2014 2:45 AM

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The Narendra Modi government has issued a set of austerity measures, including bans on first class air travel and hosting conferences in five star hotels, and a bar on reviving posts that have been vacant for more than a year, with the stated objective of cutting down non-plan spend by up to 10 per cent. The measures are in line with steps that were announced by the previous government.

Such measures are intended at promoting fiscal discipline, without restricting the operational efficiency of the government. In the context of the current fiscal situation, there is a need to continue to rationalise expenditure and optimise available resources, Ratan Watal, expenditure secretary, ...